self-styled

英 [ˌself ˈstaɪld]

美 [ˌself ˈstaɪld]

adj.  自封的; 自诩的

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牛津词典

adj.

• 自封的；自诩的
  using a name or title that you have given yourself, especially when you do not have the right to do it

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 自诩的;自封的
  If you describe someone as aself-styledleader or expert, you disapprove of them because they claim to be a leader or expert but they do not actually have the right to call themselves this.
  1. Two of those arrested are said to be self-styled area commanders...
     据说在那些被捕的人员中有两人自称是地区指挥官。
  2. He fiercely criticised self-styled educational experts for ignoring Shakespeare.
     他强烈批评那些无视莎士比亚的自诩为教育专家的人。

英英释义

adj

• as claimed by and for yourself often without justification
  1. the self-styled `doctor' has no degree of any kind
  Synonym:soi-disant

双语例句

• The self-styled prince Roy adopted a flag, chose a national anthem and minted silver and gold coins.
  这位自封的罗伊王子选定了国旗、国歌还铸造了西兰银币和金币。
• At the eleventh hour, dealers and investors besieged the International Swaps and Derivatives Association ahead of implementing a self-styled "Big Bang" protocol.
  在这份自称“大变革”协议实施前的最后一刻，交易商和投资者紧紧环绕在国际互换和衍生工具协会（isda）的周围。
• He also had a lifelong career as a self-styled sex therapist.
  他还自称自己的终身职业是性临床学家。
• Asia has no shortage of brainpower, or of self-styled think-tanks.
  亚洲不缺脑力人才或自封的智库。
• Thus while rural Britain is still fairly homogenous, many parts of London now feel markedly and surprisingly more diverse than even the self-styled melting pot of America.
  因此，尽管英国乡村地区依然有着较高的同源性，伦敦很多地方现在却给人明显而又惊人的更加多元化的感觉，甚至超越了自诩为大熔炉的美国。
• He is a self-styled master and pirate captain of the high seas.
  他是一个很有个性的公海首领和海盗船长。
• In China, policymakers were keen to demonstrate that the self-styled socialist market economy has laws to protect consumers.
  在中国，政策制定者渴望证明中国特色的社会主义市场经济拥有保护消费者的法律。
• Meanwhile, Mercedes-Benz, which dates its history to the 19th century, finds its self-styled "the best or nothing" brand under assault from up-and-coming Audi.
  与此同时，历史可追溯至19世纪的梅赛德斯-奔驰（Mercedes-Benz）在来势汹汹的奥迪面前，只好自封为“要做就做最好”的品牌。
• But the self-styled leader of the revolution never abandoned the pretence that his people loved him and that he had brought his country greatness.
  但这名自我标榜的革命领袖从未放弃装模作样，坚称利比亚人民爱戴他，而他使利比亚成为一个伟大的国家。
• An official report into former defence secretary Liam Fox's links with his self-styled adviser Adam Werritty is expected to find that he breached the Ministerial Code of Conduct.
  一项关于前国防大臣利亚姆·福克斯的官方报告显示，与私人顾问亚当·威瑞特的联系有可能违反了大臣守则。